{"id":8754,"date":"2020-05-26T10:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=8754"},"modified":"2025-02-09T19:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T00:14:55","slug":"ajay-kurian-in-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/26\/ajay-kurian-in-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ajay Kurian in &#8216;Inventory&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. flag becomes a symbol not just of the nation, but of the country\u2019s continuous transformation in Ajay Kurian\u2019s abstracted, epoxy rendition.\u00a0 Peeling, scale-like segments suggest old skin giving way to new in brilliant color.\u00a0 A similar piece from Kurian\u2019s 2018 exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/47canal.us\/artists\">47 Canal<\/a> is now showcased on <a href=\"https:\/\/inventory-19.com\/inventory\/ajay-kurian-flag-cavernous\/\">\u2018<\/a>Inventory<a href=\"https:\/\/inventory-19.com\/inventory\/ajay-kurian-flag-cavernous\/\">,<\/a>\u2019 a new platform organized by artist Darren Bader to present artwork that might otherwise languish in gallery storage while galleries are closed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8755\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/26\/ajay-kurian-in-inventory\/ajay_kurian_may20\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8755\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8755\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ajay_kurian_may20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ajay_kurian_may20.jpg 2963w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ajay_kurian_may20-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ajay_kurian_may20-500x263.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ajay Kurian, Flag (foot print), epoxy clay, spray paint, wood, plasti-dip spray, 34 \u00bc x 65 inches, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. flag becomes a symbol not just of the nation, but of the country\u2019s continuous transformation in Ajay Kurian\u2019s abstracted, epoxy rendition.\u00a0 Peeling, scale-like segments suggest old skin giving way to new in brilliant color.\u00a0 A similar piece from Kurian\u2019s 2018 exhibition at 47 Canal is now showcased on \u2018Inventory,\u2019 a new platform organized &hellip; 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